e of a skillful, 43.
one of the greatest talents of, 74.
qualities of a skillful, 334.
what constitutes a, 327.

General principle of war, manner of applying, 175.
staff, employment of, in time of peace, 49.
staff, usefulness of, 57.

Genoa, panic at siege of, 64.

Geography, military, 39.

Geographical objective points, 88.

Germanicus, expedition of, 366.

Girondists, 26, 37.

Gosa, French charge on, 305.

Governments, elective, weakness of, 46.
should not be unprepared for war, 46.

Grand tactics, 69, 70, 178.
principles of, 360.

Great detachments, 217, 219, 334.
instances of, 221, 222.
why made, 220, 221.

Grouchy, 127.

Guard, advanced, 261, 262.
in battle, 288, 289.
in unexpected battles, 208.

Gunpowder, effect of invention of, on distant invasions, 171.

Gustavus Adolphus, expedition of, 375.

H.

Half-deep order, infantry-formation, 295.
attacks in, 302.

Halts and departures in retreats, hours of, 236.

Halts in retreats to relieve rear-guards, 236.

Hannibal at Cannae, 191.
at Zama, 179.

Harold, 370, 371.

Head-quarters of the army, when the most important point, 107.

Heights to be secured in mountainous countries, 167.

Hengist, 367.

Henry V. of England, descents of, on France, 376.

Hoche's expedition to Ireland, 383.

Hochkirch, 303.
surprise of, 209.

Hohenfriedberg, 305.

Hohenlinden, 183, 206.

Holland, expedition to, 91.

Horse-artillery in line of battle, 289.
in the offensive, 316.

Houchard, 333.

Hougoumont, 303.

Hungary, strategic character of the mountains of, 161.

Hypotheses as to the enemy's movements, 270.

Hypotheses of the author in 1806, 271.
how events justified them, 272.

I.

Igor, expeditions of, 368.

Illustrations of importance of logistics, 263-268.

Improvements in fire-arms, effect of, on infantry formations, 299.
effects of, on war, 347, 355, 359.

Industrial pursuits secondary to heroic virtues, 60, 61.

Infantry, battle-formation of, in two lines, 287.
best formation of, for assault, 298.
best formation of, for the defensive, 298.
cavalry must be supported by, 304.
checkerwise formation, 310.
formation of, in two deployed lines, 292.
formations, effect of improvements in fire-arms on, 299.
importance of, 290.
in three-rank formation, 293.
in what movements should be exercised, 300.
lines of battle for, 282-284.
mixed order, 295.
mounted, 3